Terrorism

Saidakrami Murodali Rachabalizoda, a suspect in the Crocus City Hall shooting on Friday, is escorted by police and FSB officers in the Basmanny District Court in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Islamic extremists raided concert hall, masterminds yet to be found: Putin

Islamic State’s Afghanistan affiliate claimed responsibility, U.S. said it had confirming information

 

In this photo taken from video released by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Sunday, March 24, 2024, rescuers work in the burned concert hall after a terrorists attack on the building of the Crocus City Hall on the western edge of Moscow, Russia. Russia’s top state investigative agency says the death toll in the Moscow concert hall attack has risen to 133. The attack Friday on Crocus City Hall, a sprawling mall and concert venue on Moscow’s western edge, also left many wounded and left the building a smoldering ruin. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)

How the deadliest attack on Russian soil in years unfolded over the weekend

The auditorium at Crocus City Hall was about three-quarters full, with the…

 

Police investigate gunfire at Edmonton City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. RCMP have laid terrorism charges against a man accused of firing a gun and igniting a Molotov cocktail in the building. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Terror charges laid in Edmonton city hall attack

Bezhani Sarvar, 28, charged in connection with Jan. 23 incident

 

Justice Renee Pomerance, from left to right, Nathaniel Veltman’s lawyers Peter Ketcheson and Christopher Hicks and Veltman, standing at rear, are shown in a courtroom sketch during Veltman’s sentencing hearing at the courthouse in London, Ont., Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alexandra Newbould

Courts tie white supremacy to terrorism for first time in Veltman case

Case of man who ran down Muslim family also establishes group ties not needed for terrorism to occur

Justice Renee Pomerance, from left to right, Nathaniel Veltman’s lawyers Peter Ketcheson and Christopher Hicks and Veltman, standing at rear, are shown in a courtroom sketch during Veltman’s sentencing hearing at the courthouse in London, Ont., Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alexandra Newbould
Nathaniel Veltman is escorted outside Ontario Superior Court in Windsor, Ont., Tuesday, Sept.5, 2023. A man who killed four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., is set to be sentenced today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dax Melmer

Man who mowed down Ontario Muslim family with his car a terrorist

Judge confirms act constituted terrorism in landmark case under Canada’s new terrorism law

Nathaniel Veltman is escorted outside Ontario Superior Court in Windsor, Ont., Tuesday, Sept.5, 2023. A man who killed four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., is set to be sentenced today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dax Melmer
Kimberly Polman, centre, is released from custody at provincial court, in Chilliwack, B.C., on Thursday, October 27, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. judge puts terrorism peace bond on woman who married into ISIS

Kimberly Polman must wear electronic supervision equipment, report to parole officer

Kimberly Polman, centre, is released from custody at provincial court, in Chilliwack, B.C., on Thursday, October 27, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Outside al-Aqsa hospital in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza Strip, a Palestinian woman kisses the sheet-covered body of a child killed during an Israeli airstrike, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Day 10 of the latest Israel-Hamas war

More than a million people have fled their homes in the Gaza…

Outside al-Aqsa hospital in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza Strip, a Palestinian woman kisses the sheet-covered body of a child killed during an Israeli airstrike, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
Residents inspect the damage of the destroyed multi-story building of Hamas-affiliated insurance company, in Gaza City, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. A tense quiet took hold Tuesday morning after a night of heavy fire as Israeli aircraft bombed targets across the Gaza Strip and Gaza militants fired rockets into Israel in what threatened to devolve into a major conflict two weeks before the Israeli election. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

In Israel’s call for mass evacuation, Palestinians hear echoes of their original catastrophic exodus

In Israel’s call for the evacuation of half of Gaza’s population, many…

Residents inspect the damage of the destroyed multi-story building of Hamas-affiliated insurance company, in Gaza City, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. A tense quiet took hold Tuesday morning after a night of heavy fire as Israeli aircraft bombed targets across the Gaza Strip and Gaza militants fired rockets into Israel in what threatened to devolve into a major conflict two weeks before the Israeli election. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
File - Workers install lighting on an “X” sign atop the company headquarters, formerly known as Twitter, in San Francisco, on July 28, 2023. Before it transformed into X, Twitter was the place to turn to for live and reliable information about big news events, from wars to natural disasters. But as the Israel-Hamas war has underscored, that is no longer the case. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Musk’s X has taken down hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts, CEO says

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has removed hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts…

File - Workers install lighting on an “X” sign atop the company headquarters, formerly known as Twitter, in San Francisco, on July 28, 2023. Before it transformed into X, Twitter was the place to turn to for live and reliable information about big news events, from wars to natural disasters. But as the Israel-Hamas war has underscored, that is no longer the case. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
The RCMP logo is seen outside the force’s ‘E’ division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. A 29-year-old woman who was among a group of women and children returned to Canada in April after years in a Syrian prison camp has been charged with a terrorism-related offence.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Woman who was returned from Syria prison camp faces terrorism charge

4 Canadian women and 10 children landed in Montreal in April after being held for years

The RCMP logo is seen outside the force’s ‘E’ division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. A 29-year-old woman who was among a group of women and children returned to Canada in April after years in a Syrian prison camp has been charged with a terrorism-related offence.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
FILE — The twin reflecting pools, center, of the National September 11 Memorial are illuminated during the evening, April 1, 2012, at the World Trade Center, in New York. Americans are looking back on the horror and legacy of 9/11, gathering Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, at memorials, firehouses, city halls and elsewhere to observe the 22nd anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Bells toll as the U.S. marks 22 years since 9/11, from ground zero to Alaska

Bells tolled at ground zero and solemn tributes unfolded around the country…

FILE — The twin reflecting pools, center, of the National September 11 Memorial are illuminated during the evening, April 1, 2012, at the World Trade Center, in New York. Americans are looking back on the horror and legacy of 9/11, gathering Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, at memorials, firehouses, city halls and elsewhere to observe the 22nd anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Alberta RCMP say a 20-year-old man from Calgary is facing several terrorism-related charges. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Calgary man facing terrorism-related charges, RCMP say

Mounties say Zakarya Rida Hussein has been charged with 2 counts of facilitating terrorist activity

The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Alberta RCMP say a 20-year-old man from Calgary is facing several terrorism-related charges. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vancouver Law Courts. (File photo: Anna Burns)

Surrey couple acquitted of terrorism hit snag in lawsuit against police

They sought the names of 3 undercover officers whose identities are shielded by publication bans

Vancouver Law Courts. (File photo: Anna Burns)
Police officers and paramedics attend the scene of a stabbing on board a transit bus in Surrey, B.C. on Saturday, April 1, 2023. Family members of a man whose throat was slashed Saturday in Surrey, B.C., say his assailant gave no indication of his motive during an attack that RCMP allege was an act of terrorism. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Shane MacKichan

Victim of alleged terrorist attack on B.C. bus had no idea of motive: brother-in-law

‘He kept fighting, and in the end he may have saved every person on that bus from injury’

Police officers and paramedics attend the scene of a stabbing on board a transit bus in Surrey, B.C. on Saturday, April 1, 2023. Family members of a man whose throat was slashed Saturday in Surrey, B.C., say his assailant gave no indication of his motive during an attack that RCMP allege was an act of terrorism. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Shane MacKichan
This image provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows construction equipment set on fire Saturday, March 4, 2023 by a group protesting the planned public safety training center, according to police. (Atlanta Police Department via AP)

Dozens face terrorism charges in Atlanta police protest

Flaming bottles and rocks were thrown at officers during a protest Sunday at ‘Cop City’

This image provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows construction equipment set on fire Saturday, March 4, 2023 by a group protesting the planned public safety training center, according to police. (Atlanta Police Department via AP)
FILE - A police officer assists a survivor of the World Trade Center terrorist bombing in New York on Feb. 26, 1993. Thirty years after terrorism first struck the World Trade Center, victims’ relatives and survivors are gathering to commemorate the deadly 1993 bombing that foreshadowed 9/11. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)

‘Powder keg’ for 9/11: 1993 trade center bombing remembered

The deadly bombing killed 6 people nearly a decade before 9/11

FILE - A police officer assists a survivor of the World Trade Center terrorist bombing in New York on Feb. 26, 1993. Thirty years after terrorism first struck the World Trade Center, victims’ relatives and survivors are gathering to commemorate the deadly 1993 bombing that foreshadowed 9/11. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
In this image taken from video Hoda Muthana talks during an interview in Roj detention camp in Syria where she is being held by U.S.-allied Kurdish forces, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. Muthana, who ran away from home in Alabama at the age of 20, joined the Islamic State group and had a child with one of its fighters says she still hopes to return to the United States, serve prison time if necessary, and advocate against the extremists. (AP Photo/The News Movement)

Alabama woman who joined Islamic State group hopes to return from Syria camp

Hoda Muthana says she was brainwashed by online traffickers, is willing to serve prison time

In this image taken from video Hoda Muthana talks during an interview in Roj detention camp in Syria where she is being held by U.S.-allied Kurdish forces, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. Muthana, who ran away from home in Alabama at the age of 20, joined the Islamic State group and had a child with one of its fighters says she still hopes to return to the United States, serve prison time if necessary, and advocate against the extremists. (AP Photo/The News Movement)
Dr. Cecile Rousseau comments on a report on radicalization in Quebec colleges on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 in Montreal. Rousseau, a psychiatrist involved in efforts to support children of Canadian women detained in Syria after travelling to join the Islamic State is urging Ottawa to speed up repatriation efforts. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Women, kids detained in ISIS camps should be repatriated to Canada quickly: expert

Children will likely have endured trauma for at least 3 years, expert says

Dr. Cecile Rousseau comments on a report on radicalization in Quebec colleges on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 in Montreal. Rousseau, a psychiatrist involved in efforts to support children of Canadian women detained in Syria after travelling to join the Islamic State is urging Ottawa to speed up repatriation efforts. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a meeting with President Joe Biden during the Summit of the Americas, Thursday, June 9, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

VIDEO: Trudeau, public safety minister condemn those who travel to join terrorist groups

4 Canadians returned to the country from a Syrian detention camp Oct. 26

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a meeting with President Joe Biden during the Summit of the Americas, Thursday, June 9, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
FILE - Kimberly Gwen Polman, a Canadian national, poses for a portrait at camp Roj in Syria, April 3, 2019. Canadian authorities are preventing Polman and a child under age 12, who is not related to Polman, who are detained in a camp in Syria from returning home for life-saving medical treatment, contradicting policies that allow such repatriations, Human Rights Watch, a prominent rights group said Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Sick B.C. woman returning after 6 years in Syria faces peace bond

Quebec woman returning from Syria with children charged with joining Islamic State

FILE - Kimberly Gwen Polman, a Canadian national, poses for a portrait at camp Roj in Syria, April 3, 2019. Canadian authorities are preventing Polman and a child under age 12, who is not related to Polman, who are detained in a camp in Syria from returning home for life-saving medical treatment, contradicting policies that allow such repatriations, Human Rights Watch, a prominent rights group said Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)